What Home Means to Me in My Life

Home is a term that is used throughout the world as the place where one lives. Is this really what home means? In looking deeper at what the word really means, many interpretations become apparent. Another word that sometimes is confused with home is the word house. A house is the actual building where a person lives, whereas a home is more personal. The dictionary defines the word home as the place in which one's domestic affections are centered (Scott, Foresman Advanced Dictionary p.528). A house is made of mud and bricks but a home is made from love. A home is made of love, sorrow, laughter, excitement, hope, care, atmosphere and feelings of everyone. A home reflects your personality. When a guest enters in the house, he/she comes to know what sort of person you are. A home is a place to rest. There's no place except home which seems like heaven to us.
A definition of home has no correct answer. Each individual's meaning is different. I associate home with feelings of comfort, security, and love. Webster's Dictionary defines home as "a place where we live, a place of residence (www.m-w.com)." However, this is a better definition for a house, while home is what's on the inside. If you don't have family, you don't have home. Feelings of fear and troublesome problems are mainly dealt with in the home. I feel protected from unknown things in the world because home is familiar to me. A home is not just a house; it is more than a place. A house is just a shelter where you live but don't necessarily love it. Home is where you love to live because you have your belongings in it, your toys that you grown up with, childhood memories, and many more.
The above examples are only a general look at what home means. In order to really get a look at home, one must dive deeper into examples of the meaning of the word home. When I think of home, the image of solitude and constant movement resonates in my mind. Nothing is ever still. The first image of home in my mind is sitting